He was then sent to a psychiatric evaluation, and later was featured on the TV show "Catfish," depicting him as a well-known rapper.

It proved to be a scam, but years later school district officials fell for the scam, allowing him to speak to students at the High School for Performing Arts, the day after he got into South Philly high.

"This individual claims he was a DJ from Alicia Keyes, and a member of our staff improperly approved him to get into our schools. We take full responsibility for what happened," said district spokesman Lee Whack.